Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Belfast City

Longs

39 Athol Street

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Longs scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 18 July 2024 by Belfast City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Longs, from March 2020 to July 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Longs.

Food hygiene rating history for Longs
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 March 2020	5 / 5	Very good
18 July 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Longs in 39 Athol Street has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

39 Athol Street,
Belfast,
BT12 4GX

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Longs. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Longs?

Food hygiene at Longs is inspected by Belfast City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/buildingcontrol-environment/foodsafety/consumers-foodhygienescheme.aspx or [email protected].

Questions about Longs

What is Longs’s food hygiene rating?

Longs has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 July 2024.

When was Longs last inspected?

Longs was last inspected by Belfast City on 18 July 2024.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.